RACING INFORMATION

General

1, All events will be scored under the ISAF appendix A low point scoring system.

2, Allcomers racing for Club Events will be handicapped under the RYA Portsmouth yardstick scheme numbers for the current year, with the following exceptions :-

Boats with a Yardstick of more than 1230 will be classed as "Slow Handicap". Boats with a Yardstick of 1230 or less will be classed as "Fast Handicap".

3, All races require start//finish OR elapsed times for all boats. Slow handicap boats will do one less lap than posted.

4, Certificates and Third Party Insurance are to be valid.

5, Race duration should be approximately 30 - 45 mins for back to back races and 60 mins for all other Allcomers races for middle of the fleet boats, and approximately 15 minutes should be allowed between the last boat’s finish and the start of the next race.

Sunday Series (Spring/Summer / Autumn Frostbite)

Sunday racing comprises of three (two in Nov/ Dec) Allcomers Races with Spring/ Summer and Autumn Frostbite series for Fast/Slow/Youth fleets. The number of results to count shall be one more than half the number of races in that series rounded down (i.e. 12 results to count in a 22 race series).

Saturday Series

Saturday racing comprises two Allcomers races in a single series for Fast/ Slow/ Youth fleets. The number of results to count shall be one more than half the number of races in that series rounded down (i.e. 12 results to count in a 22 race series).

Thursday Series

Thursday racing comprises one Allcomers Race in a single series for Fast/ Slow/ Youth fleets. The number of results to count shall be one more than half the number of races in the series, rounded down (i.e. 12 results to count in a 22 race series).

Certain days are set aside for special events.  These are detailed in the Sailing Calendar.

Sunday Series (Spring/ Summer) - Time of Starts and Flags

Time

Series

Classes

Flag

13.30/ 13.33/ 13.36

Allcomers

Fast / Slow/ Youth h/cap 

K/ J/ T

B2B

Allcomers

Fast / Slow/ Youth h/cap

K/ J/ T

 

 

 

 

15.30/ 15.33/15.36

Allcomers

Fast / Slow/ Youth h/cap

K/ J/ T


Autumn Frostbite Series - Time of Starts and Flags - Before clocks go back

Time

Series

Classes

Flag

13.30/ 13.33/ 13.36

Allcomers

Fast / Slow/ Youth h/cap 

K/ J/ T

B2B

Allcomers

Fast / Slow/ Youth h/cap

K/ J/ T

15.30/ 15.33/ 15.36

Allcomers

Fast / Slow/ Youth h/cap

K/ J/ T

 Autumn Frostbite Series - Time of Starts and Flags - After clocks go back

Time

Series

Classes

Flag

13.00/ 13.03/ 13.06

Allcomers

Fast / Slow/ Youth h/cap 

K/ J/ T

14.30/ 14.33/ 14.36

Allcomers

Fast / Slow/ Youth h/cap

K/ J/ T


Saturday Series - Time of Starts and Flags

Time

Series

Classes

Flag

14.15/ 14.18/ 14.21

Allcomers

Fast / Slow/ Youth h/cap 

K/ J/ T

15.45/ 15.48/ 15.51

Allcomers

Fast / Slow/ Youth h/cap

K/ J/ T

 
Thursday Series - Time of Starts and Flags

Time

Series

Classes

Flag

19.00/ 19.03/ 19.06

Allcomers

Fast h/cap

K/ J/ T

MNSC Race_Officers_Manual.pdf

RYA Portsmouth Yardstick

ISAF Racing Rules 2025 - 2028
There have been many minor changes to the rules, but the key changes are:

2025 to 2028 RYARace_Management_Guide

Beaufort Scale vs. knots/mph